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Polyphenol vs Polyphenyl - What's the difference?

polyphenol | polyphenyl |

As nouns the difference between polyphenol and polyphenyl

is that polyphenol is any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties while polyphenyl is many phenyl groups in a molecule.

polyphenol

English

Noun

(wikipedia polyphenol) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any of a large class of organic compounds, of plant origin, having more than one phenol group; they tend to be colourful and to have antioxidant properties

    • Related terms

    * polyhydroxyphenol

    See also

    *tannin

    polyphenyl

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic chemistry, in combination) Many phenyl groups in a molecule